Jackrabbits host Roadrunners in Matinée

South
Dakota State shook off the funk from a loss at Minnesota on Tuesday with a big
win over Dakota State on Thursday, which sets the stage for the Jackrabbits
final home contest of the calendar year on Sunday, when the Jacks welcome the
Roadrunners from CSU Bakersfield to Frost Arena at 2 p.m.

The
Jacks enter the game riding a 22-game home winning streak, after downing Dakota
State by an 83-52 score on Thursday.

South
Dakota State got 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds from Jordan Dykstra
and a career-high 17 points from Tony Fiegen in the dominating win over the
Trojans. The Jackrabbits also got 10 points from both Brayden Carlson and Chad
White.

SDSU
shot a season-high 60.7 percent from the floor, connecting on 34 of its 56
shots in the game, including a 7-for-16 effort from beyond the 3-point arc
(43.8 percent).

The
visiting Trojans shot 38.3 percent from the floor on 18-of-47 shooting, with a
5-for-14 mark from long range (35.7 percent).

Luke
Lamb led Dakota State with 14 points, Yusuf Vinson added 11 and Terrell Newton
nine points in the loss, which finishes the game with a 7-1 record.

Dakota
State scored first and opened an early 11-5 lead, but the Jackrabbits responded
with a 17-1 run, keyed by two Cory Jacobsen 3-pointers, that gave SDSU a
10-point, 22-12 lead.

The
Jacks led 35-25 at the half, but eight quick points from Dykstra to start the
second half pushed the lead to 43-27, and SDSU continued to build from there,
stretching the lead to as many as 32 points on a Carlson layup with just over
two minutes to play.

RABBITS
ON THE RADIO -
Originated from the AM 570 WNAX studios in Yankton, S.D., SDSU men's basketball
games can be heard on a total of five stations throughout South Dakota on the
Jackrabbit Sports Network.

Pierre,
S.D., native Tyler Merriam returns for his second season as the voice of
Jackrabbit men's basketball, and also serves as the voice of Jackrabbit
football.

THE
JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GoJacks.com
- Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com watch every Jackrabbit
home game and select road games streaming live on the internet. In addition,
subscribers can listen to every game, home and on the road, streaming live on
the internet.

To
learn more about the Jackrabbit Extra, or to subscribe, log onto GoJacks.com
and click on "SIGN UP NOW"

THE
JACKRABBIT INSIDER ON FOX
- Fans of South Dakota State Athletics can get a weekly behind-the-scenes look
at all 21 Jackrabbit varsity sports teams by tuning into "The Jackrabbit
Insider."

Hosted
by Tyler Merriam, the show airs on Sundays on KTTWFOX 17 at 10:30 p.m., and
can also be seen on Fox Sports North at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.

WOLTERS
CLIMBS THE 1,000-POINT CLUB LADDER
- Nate Wolters became the 42nd member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club in a win
over Sam Houston State on Nov. 22, and enters Sunday's game with 1,794 career
points, good for fourth all-time at SDSU, just 22 points shy of passing
assistant coach Austin Hansen for third on the all-time list and 29 points shy
of passing Lee Colburn for second on the all-time list.

WOLTERS
CHASES ALL-TIME SCORING RECORD
- Nate Wolters scored 907 points in his first two years as a Jackrabbit,
including the SDSU sophomore record with 604 points. His SDSU junior record of
721 points gave him 1,628 career points, leaving him 304 points shy of breaking
the SDSU of 1,931. His 166 points so far this season leaves him 138 points shy
of the record.

MORE
THAN JUST A SCORER -
In addition to his scoring prowess, Nate Wolters continues his climb up the
all-time assists charts at SDSU. His 188 assists as a sophomore represents the
third best single-season total in SDSU history, and his 202 as a junior marks
the second-highest single-season total at SDSU. Adding to that, his 525 career
assists ranks second all-time at SDSU, 81 shy of breaking the all-time mark of
605 assists.

AT
THE BUZZER - The
Jackrabbits lost the 2012-13 season opener at Alabama on a 3-point buzzer
beater and lost at Hofstra on Nov. 16 on a 3-pointer with three seconds left.

The
Jacks turned the tables on Nov. 17 vs. Marshall, as Chad White hit a 3-pointer
with two seconds left to lift SDSU to a win. White did it again on Wednesday,
hitting an off-balance 3-pointer as the horn sounded to give the Jacks a 71-70
win over North Dakota.

THE
JACKRABBITS IN THE MID-MAJOR TOP-25
- The Jackrabbits opened the season ranked No. 12 in the collegeinsider.com
Mid-Major Top-25 poll, held strong at No. 12 in the Nov. 12 poll, but fell two
spots to No. 14 in the poll released Nov. 14. SDSU climbed one spot to No. 13
in the poll released on Nov. 26 and then back to No. 12 in the most recent poll
released on Dec. 3.

WOLTERS
ON MULTIPLE AWARDS WATCH LISTS -
The only player in Division I men's basketball to average at least 20 points,
five rebounds and five assists per game in 2011-12 put senior Nate Wolters on
the national map, which led him earning place on multiple preseason awards
lists.

ELITE
COMPANY - Wolters finished the 2011-12
campaign averaging 21.2 points, 5.9 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game to join
an exclusive group. He became just the fifth player in NCAA history to average
20 points, five rebounds and five assists in a season. Wolters finished just
one assist shy of reaching an even more select group with a 20-points,
six-assist and five-rebound average, a feat achieved by only two players in
NCAA history.

WOLTERS
DOUBLES-DOWN - After
posting a total of five double-doubles in his first three years as a
Jackrabbit, Wolters enters the week with eight in his career after posting
double-doubles three double-doubles already this season.

DYKSTRA
CLOSING IN ON 1,OOO-POINT MILESTONE
- Junior Jordan Dykstra scored 351 points as a freshman and 362 points as a
sophomore, which gave him 713 for his to start the season. His 140 points this
season gives him 853 for his career, 147 shy of becoming the 43rd member of the
SDSU 1,000-Point Club.

PERFECT
AT HOME - The Jackrabbits entered the
season with 17 straight home wins, and pushed that total to 22 with the win
over Dakota State on Thursday. As of Friday, the Jacks home winning streak
ranks third in the nation behind Syracuse with 27 and Kansas with 25.

SDSU
won a team-record 27 straight home games from 2002-04, starting with a 98-78
win over Colorado Mines on Nov. 29, 2002, and ending with a 107-104 overtime
loss to Omaha on Jan. 10, 2004.

WOLTERS
SETS SDSU JUNIOR SCORING RECORD
- Already the SDSU sophomore scoring record holder, Nate Wolters added the
junior scoring record to his list of accomplishments in the Jacks 75-64 win
over IUPUI on Feb. 25, 2012. Wolters finished his junior season with 721
points, breaking the previous record by 88 points.

NOT
JUST NATE - Nate Wolters led the Jacks
with 21.2 points per game last year and reached double figures in all 34 games
he played, but he got plenty of help. In addition to Wolters' 34 games in double
figures, the Jackrabbits combined for 84 double-figure performances in 35
games.

At
least four Jackrabbits scored 10 points in the same game 15 times last season,
with four players reaching double figures nine times, five players reaching
double figures five times and six players once.

DYKSTRA
SETS SDSU THREE-POINT RECORD
- Jordan Dykstra made his final two three-point attempts vs. Buffalo on Feb.
18, 2012, went 5-for-5 from beyond the arc against Western Illinois on Feb. 23,
2012, and made his first four three-point attempts vs. IUPUI in Feb. 25, 2012.
That marks 11 consecutive three-pointers over a span of three games and a new
SDSU record, breaking the old mark of nine in a row.

NAGY
NOTCHES 300th CAREER WIN
- Already the most prolific coach in SDSU history, head coach Scott Nagy
entered the 2011-12 season with 289 wins, just 11 shy of reaching the 300-win
milestone, which he reached in the Jackrabbits 94-58 win over IPFW on Dec. 28,
2012. Nagy finished the 2011-12 season with a 316-198 career record and a .615
winning percentage.

JACKS
POST FIRST 20-WIN SEASON AT DIVISON I
- The South Dakota State Men's Basketball team beat UMKC 75-62 on Feb. 11, for
their 20th win of the season, and first at the Division I level. The program
now boasts 20 seasons with at least 20 wins, nine of which came during the
Scott Nagy era.

JACKS
TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS
- Scott Nagy led the Jackrabbits to a school record 27-win season in 2003-04,
the program's final season in Division II, and equaled that mark in 2011-12
with a 27-8 record.

DENVER
JOINS THE SUMMIT
- The University of Denver accepted an invitation to become The Summit League's
newest member institution, the university and league announced on Nov. 27.
Denver joins The Summit League during the 2013-14 academic year, with its
membership taking effect on July 1, 2013.

THIS
WEEK'S OPPONENT

CSU
BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS (3-5, 1-3 Away)
- The Roadrunners opened the season with four straight losses, but comes to
Brookings winners of three of their last four after dropping UT-San Antonio by
a score of 85-52 on Dec. 1 and after a come-from-behind 72-70 victory over Cal
State Fullerton on Thursday in Fullerton, Calif.

Two
of the 'Runners first four losses came by three or fewer points, including a
62-60 loss to UT-Arlington in the season opener and a 76-73 loss at home to Loyola
Marymount on Nov. 17.

THE
SERIES vs. CSU BAKERSFIELD
- Series tied 1-1. The Roadrunners won the first meeting in overtime, 73-71, on
Dec. 28, 2007 in Bakersfield, Calif., while the Jackrabbits won the second
meeting, 86-65, on Dec. 16, 2008 at Frost Arena.

The
Jackrabbits make a return trip to Bakersfield on Feb. 20, 2013.

THE
LAST MEETING: vs. CSU BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 16, 2008 - Every Jackrabbit scored at least one point and five
scored in double figures, as South Dakota State rolled to an 86-65 win over CSU
Bakersfield at Frost Arena, snapping a three game skid.

Anthony Cordova led the Jackrabbits with 16 points. Kai Williams came off the bench to
score 14, Clint Sargent added 12 in a reserve role, while Garret Callahan
scored 11 and Dale Moss 10. Santwon Latunde led the Roadrunners with 16 points.

SDSU
got more than half of its points off the bench, a total of 49 points, compared
to 26 by the Roadrunners.

Michael
Palarca scored the first three points for the Jackrabbits, Mark Engen scored
the next two and the Jacks never looked back, steadily increasing their lead
throughout the first half.

The
Jacks turned a 10-0 run into a 17-2 run midway through the half before
eventually taking a 49-24 lead into the locker room at halftime.

SDSU
increased its lead to as many as 33 points in the second half at 82-49 with
3:09 left to play before an 8-0 CSUB run cut the lead to 24 with just under two
minutes on the clock.

The
Jacks would get it back up to 27 points with under a minute to go, but a pair
of late Roadrunner three-pointers cut the deficit to the final score of 86-65.

NEXT
UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
- SDSU hits the road for all of its next six games, starting with Montana on
Saturday at 7 p.m. MT.

The
Jackrabbits don't return to Frost Arena until Jan. 10, 2013, when they hostOakland inSummit
League action.